Upper Tingalpa Creekcare

29/05/2026

💧 Do you live in the Upper Tingalpa Catchment?

This beautiful catchment includes Burbank, Sheldon, Priestdale, and parts of Mount Cotton, Daisy Hill, Springwood, Rochedale South, Rochedale, Mackenzie, Belmont, Chandler and Capalaba.

Creeks and tributaries throughout the catchment flow into Leslie Harrison Dam (Tingalpa Reservoir), an important source of South East Queensland’s drinking water.

The catchment is also home to an incredible array of wildlife, including koalas, squirrel gliders, greater gliders and black cockatoos. 🐨🦉🌿

Upper Tingalpa Creekcare is part of Seqwater’s Source Protection initiative, recognising that protecting water at the source is the first step in delivering clean, safe and sustainable drinking water.

Seqwater sources the region’s drinking water from rivers, creeks and dams. This is known as raw water. Protecting the quality of this raw water helps ensure it can be efficiently and cost-effectively treated before it reaches our taps.
The good news is that actions that benefit your property and local wildlife can also help protect water quality. Healthy vegetation, stable creek banks, reduced erosion and good land management all contribute to healthier waterways and a healthier catchment.

🌱 Healthy catchments. Clean, safe and sustainable water.

Follow this page to learn more about the Upper Tingalpa Catchment, local wildlife, upcoming events and simple ways you can help protect our waterways.

29/05/2026

🌿 Backyards for Biodiversity Community Workshop 🌿

Do you live in the Upper Tingalpa Creek Catchment? Join us for an inspiring evening with Ken Cross, co-founder of Backyards for Biodiversity SEQ, and discover how your garden can help support local wildlife while contributing to a healthier catchment.

Book here: Book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990593976168

📅 Thursday 25 June 2026, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
📍 Rochedale Community Hall
48 Farmers Street, Rochedale QLD 4123

🌱 Free native plants available!

Around the world, wildlife is declining as natural habitats are cleared and fragmented. Yet one of the greatest opportunities for conservation lies surprisingly close to home – in our own gardens.

Ken will explore how suburban backyards can become valuable refuges for native plants, birds, insects and other wildlife. Learn practical ways to:
✅ Attract native wildlife to your garden
✅ Create habitat with native plants
✅ Provide food, water and shelter
✅ Reduce chemical use
✅ Transform even a small backyard into a biodiversity haven

Ken is a lifelong naturalist, passionate birder, retired school teacher, birding tour guide and Convenor of BirdLife Sunshine Coast. He enjoys helping people discover how everyday spaces can play an important role in supporting biodiversity.

💧 This workshop is specifically for residents of the Upper Tingalpa Creek Catchment, recognising that healthy land supports both wildlife and clean drinking water. The catchment feeds into Tingalpa Reservoir and is home to iconic species including koalas, greater gliders and squirrel gliders.

Upper Tingalpa Creekcare, part of Seqwater’s Source Protection initiative, works with landholders and the community to protect water quality through local action and strong partnerships.

📞 For more information, contact B4C on (07) 3398 8003 or [email protected]

28/05/2026

💧 Do you live in a drinking water catchment? 🌿

The Upper Tingalpa Creek Catchment includes the beautiful suburbs of Burbank, Sheldon, Priestdale, and parts of Mount Cotton, Daisy Hill, Springwood, Rochedale South, Rochedale, Mackenzie, Belmont, Chandler, and Capalaba.

This important catchment feeds into the Tingalpa Reservoir, a key drinking water supply for South East Queensland, and is home to incredible wildlife including greater gliders, koalas and squirrel gliders. 🐨✨

Join us to celebrate this special catchment and help raise awareness that clean water starts at the source. 💧🌱

Seqwater

28/05/2026

🐦🌿 Creating Bird-Friendly Gardens – Community Workshop 🌿🐦
Would you like to attract more native birds to your garden and help support local wildlife?

Join Dr Christina Zdenek, Urban Birds Program Coordinator at BirdLife Australia, for a practical and inspiring workshop on creating bird-friendly gardens that support biodiversity and healthier waterways.

📅 Wednesday 10 June 2026,6:30pm – 8:30pm
📍 The Underhill Centre, 55–57 Degen Rd, Capalaba

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990533313725

Discover:
• How to attract birds to your garden
• The habitat features birds need most
• Native plants that support declining woodland birds
• Tips for supporting small birds and reducing aggressive species such as Noisy Miners
• How your garden can become an important habitat stepping stone
• Simple ideas for bird baths and privacy planting

🌱 Free native plants available

This workshop is specifically for residents living within the Upper Tingalpa Creek Catchment and is part of Upper Tingalpa Creekcare, supported through Seqwater’s Source Protection initiative.

Seqwater

08/05/2026

💧 Winter is a great time to check that your onsite sewage treatment system (septic system) is functioning properly.

In a drinking water catchment, a poorly functioning septic system can impact human health, local waterways and the surrounding environment. Cooler, drier conditions also make it easier to spot warning signs before bigger problems develop.

Look out for:
• Lush, fast-growing grass or weeds over drainage areas
• Damp or soggy ground during dry weather
• Bad smells or sewage odours
• Slow-draining sinks, showers or toilets
• Gurgling pipes or overflowing drains
• Wastewater surfacing above ground
• Greywater entering nearby drains or waterways

Regular inspections and maintenance, conserving water and being mindful of what goes down your drains can help protect our waterways, wildlife and downstream drinking water supplies.

Seqwater

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

Planning infrastructure projects in waterway corridors or undertaking riparian restoration work? 💧

Join Healthy Land & Water’s Water by Design team, alongside Strategic Environmental and Engineering Consulting, for a webinar on how to implement best practice erosion and sediment control (ESC) when working within watercourses and riparian areas.

Learn how to:
✅ Time and stage works effectively.
✅ Implement effective drainage, erosion and sediment controls.
✅ Stabilise sites at completion.

📅Wednesday, 13 May, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍Online webinar
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This event is brought to you by the Water by Design Urban Stormwater and Erosion and Sediment Control Capacity Building Program which is proudly funded by the Queensland Government's Water Quality Investment Program from the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Queensland Environment

21/04/2026

🌿 Passerine Park Bushcare – Sunday 26 April 🌿

The next Passerine Park Bushcare morning is coming up on Sunday 26 April, and we’d love to see you there!

While the new netted area isn’t quite finished yet (hopefully ready for May 🤞), there’s still plenty to do. The ground is quite dry at the moment—even the Madeira vine is looking a bit stressed—so this month we’ll focus on:
💧 Giving plants a good drink
🌱 Spreading mulch
🌳 Planting any remaining trees
🌿 Removing young Madeira vines (if time allows)

A big thank you to Helen for creating a beautiful new sign for the butterfly garden planted before Christmas 🦋
📍 Where: Passerine Park, Priest Gully Creek (Underwood Road crossing)
🕗 Time: 8:00–10:00am
🚗 Parking available on Underwood Road, or park on Passerine Drive and walk over the footbridge
What to bring:
☀️ Hat & sunscreen
💧 Water bottle
🧤 Gardening gloves (limited spares available)

We’ll finish with a relaxed morning tea and chat ☕

I’ll send a reminder closer to the day—hope to see you there!

19/03/2026

🌿 From planting to thriving! 🌿

In late April 2024, 16 dedicated volunteers joined us to help regenerate a riparian area on the edge of Lake Dennis.

Two years on, the transformation is incredible, and the plants have matured beautifully and the site is really coming to life 💚

By restoring riparian vegetation, we’re not only enhancing the landscape, but also helping to protect water quality. Native plants act as a natural filter, reducing runoff and supporting a healthier catchment 🌱💧

Lake Dennis sits within the Upper Tingalpa Catchment, and this planting was proudly supported by Upper Tingalpa Creekcare, part of Seqwater’s Rivercare initiative.

Rivercare supports landholders to adopt best-practice land management, helping to protect our waterways and the health of our region.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. This is what community-driven restoration looks like 🙌

16/03/2026

🌱 Propagation Workshop & Community Information Morning 🌱

Do you live in the Upper Tingalpa Creek Catchment? We warmly invite you to join us for a relaxed and practical Propagation Workshop and Community Information Morning at the B4C Sustainability Centre. This is a great opportunity to learn new skills, connect with others who care about local waterways and native plants, and find out more about the Upper Tingalpa Creekcare program.

📅 Saturday 21 March
🕘 9:00am – 11:00am
📍 B4C Sustainability Centre
Access via 21 Wright Street, Carindale

During the morning you will:
• Explore our community-run native plant nursery and sustainability centre
• Receive updates on the Upper Tingalpa Creekcare program and upcoming initiatives
• Learn propagation techniques, including cuttings, division and seed germination
• Discover suitable growing media for native plants
• Learn how to grow local native species at home
• Enjoy morning tea with the group
• Take home a free native plant

🔗 Book here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1984938445323
Please note: This workshop is specifically for residents within the Upper Tingalpa Creek Catchment, including Burbank, Sheldon, Priestdale and parts of Mount Cotton, Daisy Hill, Springwood, Rochedale South, Rochedale, Mackenzie, Belmont, Chandler and Capalaba.

This workshop is delivered as part of Upper Tingalpa Creekcare, a Seqwater initiative working with local landholders to help protect water quality upstream of our drinking water supply.
We hope to see you there! 🌿